San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-06-23

The town is very quiet after the varo'
gatherings Of last week.
There are three papers in Blaneo county
and all for prohibition.
Track laying Is about to begin on the
i. B. h H. road, between this place and Loci
hart.
See advertisement of Ed. Kerschne
!. manager of the closing out sale of the Lot
stock of j. s. Killian.
Dear readers, we again have the pleasur
Of greeting you fully ION time" and hop
to keep that position for some time to come
The latest Catalogue of Coronal Insti
tute was printed at the FREE PREss Office
and we believe will compare fayorably will
some of its predecessors.
Mr.. p. T. Talbot has purchased the stoch
OF l.. B.. Killian, in the grocery business
and will continue the same Mt the old stand.
See his card and give him call.
Elder Driskill will commence meeting
at the Christian church on tomorrow (Fri'
day night, to continue over Sunday, proba-
bly, longer. He may be assisted by Elder
Williamson.
Rev. Mr.. Howerton, of the Presbyterian
church, who gave notice recently that he
would not preach on the 4th Sunday OF this
month, Sunday next, wishes to recall that
decination. and will hold services on Sun
day next at the usual hours.
Ed. FREE PREss:-I am glad to note that
our friend Hutchipgs' head is SO level on
the subject of our much needed Public
School building. By all means let us have
| the building, members of the Council to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and let it be OF
sufficient dimensions to accommodate the
Young idea to shoot more within its walls,
and less on the streets. PROGRESS.
San Marcos, June 81, 1887.
The editorial department of the Lockhart
Register seems, lake Orator Puff, to have
two tones to its voice, one side being for
| prohibition, while the other QocaD has
different ring For instance, replying
to a suggestion to have celebrat on at this
place on the completion of the railroad, it
says:
Well. it's decided that we are to have the
picnic at San Marcos, but you fellows will
have to furnish the grub, and-yes-see
Roger Byrne about refreshments, too.
The Huntsville Item states that the peo-
pie of that place were lately much scandal
lied by public address of Mrs. Beau
champ 1t says: 1T was complete sell
to everybody, and the talk of the town for
the rest of the day." Inasmuch as Mrs
Beauchamp is known as representative
Texas lady, the wife of prominent Bap-
fist minister, and the head of the W. q. L.
u. of this state, it seems due to her that the
Item should state what she said that 30 ex-
ercised the good people of Huntsville,
The Hays County Times: ga new rail
road siding has been constructed on the
Warnkin place, and rumor is afioat that 1t
Will yet act as a tap line for the Kyle and
Blanco railroad" Look out, Bro. Me-
Naughton, or Mr. Julian of the FREE PRESS
will give you few shots if you say any
thing about railroad for Kyle and Blanco'
So says the Blanco Star, now edited by
Mrs Mcpherson.
Dear Madam, we assure you, you do us
great Injustice; we should not stake on"
very much over railroad "for Kyle and
Blanco." 1t is true we would prefer to
have one from San Marcos to Blanco, but.
if this cannot be, we should be pleased to
see it made from Kyle to Blanco. 1t is not
far to Kyle. and we could thus reach Blan-
co-something which we regard as quite
desirable Of one thing at least you may
be sure-if contract for.making the road
from KYLE to Blanco should ever be 'sign-
ed, sealed and delivered" we shall never
be found proclaiming it all delusion, and
that the road was not going to be built on
that line at all, but was after all bound to
come by way of San Marcos. Understand
est thOul
A correspondent of the Bastrop Adver-
tiser thus notices tho progress of some
points in that county in consequence of the
construction of the L, B. & H. road:
A little farther down we find the future
thriving town of Smithville, for SO long
time enjoying Grip Van Wrinkle" sleep.
scarcely known outside of it's immediate
neighborhood or county, suddenly, by the
passing through its limits of the main line
of the L. b. & H., and the connecting at
that point of the San Marcos and Lockhart
branch, became important throughout the
broad lengths of our state, catching the eye
of the thoughtful, business man, who is
ever on the watchout for places where he
can place his money to the creates. advant-
age, and it will be but a short time. in the
opinion of the Advertiser, when Smlthvile
will be, 70 Bastrop county. what Flatonia is
to Fayette county, with fair prospects of
being even more.
Then, In the western part of the county,
we will have Red Rock, station on the
San Marcos and Lockhart branch, which
will rapidly become more ''solid" than in
"times of yore" doing business surprising.
even to the most sanguine expectations of